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NCCT Medical Assisting Practice Exam Questions With Verified Solution 2024
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NCCT Medical Assisting Practice ExamQuestions With Verified Solution 2024
The medical assistant demonstrates proper handling of sharps containers by doing which of
the following? - ✔✔Discard the sharps container in a biohazard waste container when it is
two-thirds full.
In most cultures in the United States, when a medical assistant is speaking with a patient,
making direct eye contact encourages - ✔✔open communication
The patient is referred to a neurosurgeon. Entering the specialist's NPI number and number of
visits requested into the patient's insurance carrier's website is part of which of the following
processes? - ✔✔precertification
A clean-catch midstream urinalysis is ordered for a female patient to rule out a urinary tract
infection. The medical assistant should instruct the patient before urinating in the specimen cup
to wipe using antiseptic towelettes - ✔✔from front to back.
The physician excises a mole and wants to send it to the pathology laboratory for further
analysis. The sample should be placed with care into which of the following collection
containers? - ✔✔sterile specimen container with formalin
,While scheduling an appointment, the medical office assistant's computer freezes. When
attempting to restart the program, which of the following should the medical office assistant do
first? - ✔✔Press the Ctrl, Alt and Delete keys.
Venipuncture should be avoided on an arm with - ✔✔an elbow splint.
Which of the following is the most common means of transmission of Hepatitis A? -
✔✔contact with fecal contaminated food/water
Older adult patients are the population most at risk for which of the following
medication complications due to a declining liver function? - ✔✔toxicity
The medical assistant schedules a follow-up appointment for a patient following surgical
removal of their uterus. The medical term for this procedure is - ✔✔hysterectomy.
Which of the following resources should the medical assistant use to look up the code for
a laceration repair? - ✔✔Current Procedural Terminology
Which of the following actions should the medical assistant take first after coming in
direct contact with a patient's blood via needlestick injury? - ✔✔Flush the area with water
and thoroughly wash it.
The medical assistant witnesses the medical office receptionist taking money from the cash
drawer. The receptionist learns the medical assistant saw her and asks her not to tell the office
manager, as it was to pay for her electric bill. Which of the following actions should the medical
, assistant take? - ✔✔Tell the office manager about the incident and request that confidentiality
be maintained
A finger stick capillary puncture should be performed at which of the following sites to
prevent injury? - ✔✔slightly to the side of the center of the fingertip
The medical assistant is scheduling a patient for a gallbladder study. Which of the following
terms should the medical assistant use on the patient test order? - ✔✔cholecystography
Which of the following forms must be signed by the patient and kept on file, allowing
physicians to be paid directly from the insurance carrier? - ✔✔assignment of benefits
When giving a nebulizer treatment with bronchodilator, the medical assistant should most
closely monitor for which of the following complications? - ✔✔persistent tachycardia
A patient calls requesting to see their provider with report of intense burning and urgency upon
urination. This is an example of which of the following types of special scheduling? -
✔✔same-day appointment
When reading the results of an HCT the medical assistant should read starting at the - ✔✔top
of the packed cells.
The medical assistant reviews instructions with the patient with hypertension about techniques to
manage this condition at home. Which of the following statements by the patient indicates
teaching has been successful? (Select the three (3) correct answers.) - ✔✔"I will take prescribed
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